Object Details
Manufacturer
J. A. Maurer, Inc.
Summary
The Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia" was equipped with this automatic Maurer 16mm data acquisition camera (DAC), designed to operate at several speeds while documenting technical aspects of the mission. It recorded engineering data, spacecraft, and crew performance during docking and undocking procedures. Mounted in "Columbia's" window, it recorded the historic events leading up to humankind's first landing on the Moon in July 1969.
NASA transferred this camera to the Museum in 1970.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19980001000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
Body: aluminum, steel, plastic
Lens: aluminum, plastic, glass
Dimensions
3-D: 15.8 × 5.7 × 12.9cm (6 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 5 1/16 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19980001000
